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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
In Case You Missed It - 2012 SAG Awards winners
The 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were held this past Sunday. The winners in the movie categories were:
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Viola Davis, The Help
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
The Help
Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows – Part 2
Click here for a complete list of winners.
New DVD Releases: January 31, 2012
The following DVDs are being release today, January 31:
- The Big Year (PG)
- Contagion (PG-13)
- Drive (R)
- Dream House (PG-13)
- In Time (PG-13)
- The Thing (R)
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
In Case You Missed It: 2011 National Film Registry Films
Each year the Librarian of Congress selects 25 films to be placed on the National Film Registry. In December 2011, they announced their newest list. They are:- Allures (1961)
- Bambi (1942)
- The Big Heat (1953)
- A Computer Animated Hand (1972)
- Crisis: Behind A Presidential Commitment (1963)
- The Cry of the Children (1912)
- A Cure for Pokeritis (1912)
- El Mariachi (1992)
- Faces (1968)
- Fake Fruit Factory (1986)
- Forrest Gump (1994)
- Growing Up Female (1971)
- Hester Street (1975)
- I, an Actress (1977)
- The Iron Horse (1924)
- The Kid (1921)
- The Lost Weekend (1945)
- The Negro Soldier (1944)
- Nicholas Brothers Family Home Movies (1930s-40s)
- Norma Rae (1979)
- Porgy and Bess (1959)
- The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
- Stand and Deliver (1988)
- Twentieth Century (1934)
- War of the Worlds (1953)
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
New DVD Release: January 24,2012
The following DVDs are being release today, January 24:
- 50/50 (R)
- Real Steel (PG-13)
- Final Destination 5 (R)
- The Whistleblower (R)
Oscar Nominations Announced
The nominations for the 2012 Academy Awards were announced this morning. And the nominees are:
Best Picture
"The Artist" Thomas Langmann, Producer
"The Descendants" Jim Burke, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Producers
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" Scott Rudin, Producer
"The Help" Brunson Green, Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan, Producers
"Hugo" Graham King and Martin Scorsese, Producers
"Midnight in Paris" Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum, Producers
"Moneyball" Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz and Brad Pitt, Producers
"The Tree of Life" Nominees to be determined
"War Horse" Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers
Actor in a Leading Role
Demián Bichir in "A Better Life"
George Clooney in "The Descendants"
Jean Dujardin in "The Artist"
Gary Oldman in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
Brad Pitt in "Moneyball"
Actor in a Supporting Role
Kenneth Branagh in "My Week with Marilyn"
Jonah Hill in "Moneyball"
Nick Nolte in "Warrior"
Christopher Plummer in "Beginners"
Max von Sydow in "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Actress in a Leading Role
Glenn Close in "Albert Nobbs"
Viola Davis in "The Help"
Rooney Mara in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"
Meryl Streep in "The Iron Lady"
Michelle Williams in "My Week with Marilyn
Actress in a Supporting Role
Bérénice Bejo in "The Artist"
Jessica Chastain in "The Help"
Janet McTeer in "Albert Nobbs"
Octavia Spencer in "The Help"
Animated Feature Film
"A Cat in Paris" Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli
"Chico & Rita" Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal
"Kung Fu Panda 2" Jennifer Yuh Nelson
"Puss in Boots" Chris Miller
"Rango" Gore Verbinski
Directing
"The Artist" Michel Hazanavicius
"The Descendants" Alexander Payne
"Hugo" Martin Scorsese
"Midnight in Paris" Woody Allen
"The Tree of Life" Terrence Malick
Click here to see the rest of the nominees. The Academy Awards will be held Feb 26, 2012.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
2012 Golden Globes Winners
The 2012 Golden Globe Awards were presented Sunday January 15. The winners in the movie categories were:
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE DRAMA
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Ludovic Bource, The Artist
BEST ORIGINAL SONG IN A MOTION PICTURE
“Masterpiece,” W.E.
BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TV SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR TV MOVIE
Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones”
BEST ANIMATED FILM
The Adventures of Tintin
BEST SCREENPLAY MOTION PICTURE
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
A Separation
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE DRAMA
Octavia Spencer, The Help
CECIL B. DEMILLE AWARD
Morgan Freeman
BEST DIRECTOR
Martin Scorcese, Hugo
BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
BEST ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE DRAMA
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
BEST MOTION PICTURE COMEDY OR MUSICAL
The Artist
BEST ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE DRAMA
George Clooney, The Descendants
BEST MOTION PICTURE DRAMA
The Descendants
Click here for a complete list of winners
New DVD Releases - January 17, 2012
The following DVDs are being released today, January 17:
- Dolphin Tale (PG)
- Abduction (PG-13)
- Courageous (PG-13)
- The Ides of March (R)
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
New DVD releases - January 10, 2012
NEW RELEASES
The following DVDs are being released today, January 10:
- Moneyball (PG-13)
- Killer Elite (2011) (R)
- There Be Dragons (PG-13)
- What's Your Number (R)
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